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Correlational findings

Study Man (1991): study CN 1983

Public
13-16 aged students, Hong Kong, 1983-1984.
Sample
Respondents
N = 1906
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
parent orientation
Our Classification
Distribution
Range 3-19. Trichotomized into Low (3-9), Medium (10-13) and High (14-19).
Operationalization
Parent orientation index as to the degree to which the adolescent feels attached to his parents, consisting of 5 questions.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-?-sq-n-7-a DM = + p < .01           Grade 1         Grade 4
Low       M=  3.54        3.33
Medium    M=  4.06        3.99
High      M=  4.29        4.21
All       M=  4.00        3.76

Differences are significant(.01) for both the younger(Grade 1) and older (Grade 4) students.